From Our Desire to be Loved… Deliver us, Jesus

From Our Desire to be Loved… Deliver us, Jesus

I recently treaded through very dangerous waters as I made the brave decision to pray the Litany of Humility. If this is the first time you’re hearing of this prayer, it basically involves a repeated petition for several desires/fears that we ask deliverance from in order to become… well, more humble. (i.e. from the fear…

How to Tackle the Issue of Same-Sex Attraction

Our culture has been confused about same-sex attraction for some time, and never more so than right now. For the past few decades, we’ve seen our foundational understanding of marriage evaporate before our very eyes to the point where most people are wholly unequipped to even define it. If you’d asked just about anybody from…

Saving Yourself for Marriage: What’s the point?

What happens when the phrase “saving sex for marraige” is brought up? It is often followed by  an eye roll and the thought that it is an outdated idea that doesn’t make sense in today’s society, right?  Honestly it makes sense, because we are being told to say no to something that is so good…

What Do You Really Want?

I think it’s safe to say that we all have experienced a time where we desire something that maybe seems wrong, or twisted, or over-indulgent, and we find ourselves either suppressing those desires, or seeking them out in order to fill the hunger.  If this isn’t you, please call 1-800-i’m-not-a-human.  Seriously though!  Let’s look at…

Want To Be a Great Man? Be a Good One First

It’s no secret: men value greatness. We’ve been captivated since childhood about stories of outstanding men who achieved extraordinary feats and beat the odds. We feel inspired by their success stories; how they combined their talents with the force of will to fulfill their God-given potential. My favorite story of greatness since I was in…

The Problem with “Champ” Culture

As guys, we’ve all seen this situation break down one way or another.  You’re all in the locker room. It’s probably a Monday, for the sake of the story. A teammate comes up and starts spilling the beans to the entire team about a hookup he had (or at least purports he had) over the…

How Women of Virtue Can Form Men of Virtue

In the 2015 movie Cinderella, the titular character lives by the motto that her mother taught her at a young age: “Have courage and be kind”.  This saying is a good reminder that courageousness can be done in a spirit of kindness and that kindness does not mean remaining silent in the face of wrongdoing.…

With Great Power Comes Great Responsibility… and with Great Responsibility Comes Great Chastity

It’s been said across almost every form of media, comics, cartoons, movies and more. With great power comes great responsibility; a simple sentence that becomes the guiding principle for one of the world’s most popular superheroes. Spider-man’s mission statement is unique because it tells us not what he does but why he does it. This…